Don’t be shy!

Ap­proach­ing strangers and ask­ing to take their por­traits can be a chal­lenge. But as Paul proved, it re­ally pays off. Even if it sounds like your idea of hell, not shy­ing away from sit­u­a­tions and mak­ing it ob­vi­ous that you’re tak­ing pic­tures can elicit in­ter­est­ing re­ac­tions. In fact, skulk­ing in the shad­ows and snip­ing with a long lens is a sure-fire way to at­tract the wrong kind of at­ten­tion.